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FXUS63 KFGF 120544
AFDFGF
Area Forecast Discussion
National Weather Service Grand Forks ND
1144 PM CST Mon Dec 11 2017
.UPDATE...
Issued at 1142 PM CST Mon Dec 11 2017
No additional changes were needed. Clouds moving east as
anticipated and temps will rise accordingly during the night as
they move in.
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.SHORT TERM...(This evening through Tuesday)
Issued at 335 PM CST Mon Dec 11 2017
Expect clearing skies and steadily diminishing winds during the
evening and overnight periods as surface high pressure transits
the area... in the wake of a departing Alberta Clipper system.
Radiative cooling and light winds will allow overnight low
temperatures to drop into the low single digits to near zero range
over the freshened snowpack of northcentral MN and into the lower
teens over relatively snow-free eastern ND.
On Tuesday... the next clipper system in our persistent northwest
flow pattern will begin its approach from southwest Manitoba.
Expect increasing clouds and a developing light southwest wind
throughout the day. High temperatures should range from the upper
teens near Lake of the Woods to the middle 30s near the South
Dakota border.
.LONG TERM...(Tuesday night through Monday)
Issued at 318 PM CST Mon Dec 11 2017
Tuesday night into Wednesday... The train of clippers continue with
more impacts on Tuesday night. There is some warmer air aloft that
could lead to areas of freezing drizzle in northwest Minnesota and
sleet southeast North Dakota. Also seeing some rain in SREF precip
types to support the freezing drizzle chances. Still not a strong
warm layer aloft so it is only a slight chance at this point. As the
clipper moves southeast during the day on Wednesday precipitation
chances move out of North Dakota and remain in northwest Minnesota.
There could still be some freezing drizzle on Wednesday but it
should all transition to snow as the day advances.
Wednesday night into Saturday night... The next clipper approaches
on Wednesday night bringing with it chances for light snow. Overall
snow amounts will be light and some elevated winds are likely. The
next clipper late Friday into Saturday looks will have some more
moisture associated with it therefore better chances for snow
accumulation. Model guidance seems all seems to point to this system
around this time but disagrees in the timing and strength of this
clipper. GEFS plumes have a wide range of solutions at this point
with the operational GFS near the GEFS mean. So while there is a
fair amount of confidence in a snow forecast the timing and amount
is still uncertain.
Sunday and Monday... Yet another clipper looks to be approaching
late Sunday into Monday. The path of this clipper though looks to
stay to our north in Canada based on current model guidance. The
ECMWF does have a stronger low than the GFS and therefore brings
more precipitation down into North Dakota and Minnesota.
Temperatures during this period will be above normal with highs in
the 20s and 30s across eastern North Dakota, northwest Minnesota,
and west central Minnesota. Normal highs this time of year are in
the upper 10s into 20s for this period in mid December.
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.AVIATION...(For the 06Z TAFS through 06Z Tuesday night)
Issued at 1142 PM CST Mon Dec 11 2017
As winds turn south-southwest as the high slides east expect an
area of clouds...in the MVFR/low end VFR range...to spread east
through the fcst area overnight into Tuesday. Clearing of these
clouds expected from the west Tuesday late.
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.FGF WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES...
ND...None.
MN...None.
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UPDATE...Riddle
SHORT TERM...Gust
LONG TERM...NC
AVIATION...Riddle